#6ca0c3

Color #6ca0c3

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 14.66 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#6ca0c3

RGB

rgb(108, 160, 195)

HSL

hsl(204.1, 42%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204.1, 44.6%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(44.6%, 17.9%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(63.56, -7.89, -23.39)

LCH

lch(63.56, 24.68, 251.36)

OKLCH

oklch(68.3%, 0.0758, 238.76)

HWB

hwb(204.1, 42.4%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c38f6c

Analogous

#6cc3ba

#6ca0c3

#6c75c3

Triadic

#6ca0c3

#c36ca0

#a0c36c

Split-complementary

#6ca0c3

#c36c75

#c3ba6c

Tetradic

#6ca0c3

#8f6cc3

#c38f6c

#a0c36c

Square

#6ca0c3

#ba6cc3

#c38f6c

#75c36c

Shades

Color #6ca0c3 mixed toward black.

#4989b3

#3b6d8f

#2c526c

#1d3748

#0f1b24

Tints

Color #6ca0c3 mixed toward white.

#84b0cd

#9dc0d7

#b5d0e1

#cedfeb

#e6eff5

Tones

Color #6ca0c3 mixed toward gray.

#739fbc

#7a9db4

#829cad

#899aa6

#90999f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8686bb · ΔE 16.1

Deuteranopia

#837fb9 · ΔE 17.3

Tritanopia

#6fb5b3 · ΔE 16.3

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 16.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6ca0c3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6ca0c3]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#6ca0c3 (#6ca0c3) is rgb(108, 160, 195) in RGB.

No, #6ca0c3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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